Damn, I KNEW I should have raised the height on the tripod.

[gurdymonkey]

Hair was duly sworn at. Shoes were abandoned after the first waltz because the floor was too slippery. Room was simultaneously too hot and too cold because they had every and window propped open AND the heat blasting.

Danced some but not as much as I would've liked. Knee held up just fine, but had to decline a polka with Alexander on basic general principle - I'm just not a high impact kind of girl anymore, should've made him come back for a waltz later. Crowd dynamic was different - lots of people there I'd never seen before plus people who normally adhere to mixer etiquette at Friday Night Waltz or Gaskells being glued to their date the entire night (hey, New Year's Eve, I'm not gonna quibble). Did "Congress of Vienna" with a very nice guy who's quite new - and a brand new dad. Got a lovely waltz in with Mark and another with the amazing Cary. Did a little swing dancing with the Sikh gentleman whose name I never caught. Had the last waltz with Aviva because Men R Dum - we linked pinkies to walk out onto the floor.

Lots of good gowns, plus a fair number of Dickens Faire escapees. Merrin looked great in dark blue chiffon, hair up in a tiara with Grecian goddess waves of curls flowing out of it. Carey - I have to hate Carey because she looks amazing in pretty much anything -  was in a thrift store confection in white satin. Lots of guys in tails, or at least spiffy waistcoats. Alexander was in zoot suit mode in a particularly obnoxious  shade of mustard, but it worked on him. Sam - who we also must hate for being young and cute and slight enough to wear vintage stuff of his own - was in a white linen suit from the early part of the 20th century.

Band appeared to be incapable of listening to each other: don't know if it was post-Dickens-Faire burnout or what, but they were not on form.

No magic. Just a bit of fun.

Comments

[carbonphoenix.livejournal.com]

AWESOME dress!

[aureellia.livejournal.com]

Ohmigosh... now I know what he was staring at. I have never seen you look that way.

[gurdymonkey.livejournal.com]

Not quite right for SCA wear, now is it? :-D

[aureellia.livejournal.com]

I have seen people wearing things like that to sca events. le sigh. It does look fabulous on you.

[momstable.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting this. I could not seem to get my camera and you in the same time/space continum, despite trying several times. I did snap a few while you were whirling with a partner, but none that did justice to the dress or to you.

Sleep deprived, must go eat and crash to sleep again. See you Sat.

[czina.livejournal.com]

"I'm so sexy, I need the fire extinguisher - just in case"

Seriously though - you look fantastic, and it sounds like the evening was fun :)

Happy New Year!

[bebemochi.livejournal.com]

I think the dress was pretty damn magic!
Glad you had a nice time. :D

[takadai-no-tora.livejournal.com]

Great look! Are those the new gloves?

[gurdymonkey.livejournal.com]

That would be a yes.

[elmunadi.livejournal.com]

Consider yourself wolf-whistled at... in a polite and non-threatening way. (The ensemble looks nice on you)

[mamapduck.livejournal.com]

My thoughts exactly. :) The magic is NOT in the dress.

[danabren.livejournal.com]

You look quite elegant and classy. And considering that for NYE I wore mismatched plaid jammies and fuzzy slippers, you DEFINITELY win the clothing point :)

[mamapduck.livejournal.com]

My goal this year is to figure out how to dress Bobert for such a thing and drag him out to Gaskells, which I did once or twice ages ago and really enjoyed. I will share him when we do because there are never enough boys at such things- especially tall ones with clean breath and good manners.

I am going to make myself a Grand and Glorious Victorian so as to be prepared to do Dickens next winter.

[bovil.livejournal.com]

Damn you look good in that dress...

[laurensa.livejournal.com]

You look absolutely gorgeous.

[eleryth.livejournal.com]

*whistles*

I'd definitely say you've still got that magic. Look at the figure you've got! (Sorry, usually see you in juunihitoe, which isn't exactly figure-hugging.)